Know Your World - 23

1. Kamakhya temple is an important place of tourism in the State of ___

Assam

2. The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was ___

Ramatanu Pande

3. Who among the following famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi style of dance?

Padma Subrahmanyam

4. Folk tribal dance Yakshagana is associated with which state?

Karnataka

5. Guru Gopinath was an exponent of ___

Kathakali

6. Which of the following is a famous Assamese festival?

Rongali Bihu

7. With which among the following fields is the name of S Chandrasekhar associated?

Astrophysics

8. The scientist who first sent electromagnetic waves to distant places is ___

James Clerk Maxwell

9. Who invented the Jet Engine?

Sir Frank Whittle

10. Who was associated with the creation of Pentium Chip?

Vinod Dham

11. Who discovered cement?

Joseph Aspdin

12. Who among the following developed World Wide Web (WWW), which gave a new type of information exhibition?

Tim Berners-Lee

13. Which biologists used the statement ‘Survival of the fittest' for the first time in his book "principles of biology"?

Herbert Spencer

14. Leprosy bacillus was invented by ___

Hansen

15. Who developed Ballistic Missile?

Wernher Von Braun

16. Revealed Preference Theory was propounded by ___

PA. Samuelson

17. Electron microscope was discovered by ___

Knoll and Ruska

18. The credit of discovering the sea route of India goes to the ___

Portuguese

19. Who invented chloroform as anesthetic?

James Simpson

20. Who among the following analyzed DNA for the first time?

Arthur Cornberg

21. Who invented the video-tape?

Charles Ginsberg

22. The father of extremist movement in India is ___

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

23. Gunpowder was invented by ___

Roger Bacon

24. Who coined the word ‘Geography’?

Eratosthenes

25. Who discovered North Pole?

Robert Peary

26. The discoverer of Penicillin was ___

Alexander Fleming

27. Which company invented the transistor ratio?

Panasonic

28. Who discovered X-rays?

Rontgen

29. Who is called the Father of Computer?

Charles Babbage

30. Who invented the polio vaccine (oral)?

Jonas Salk

Know Your World - 22

1. With which one of the following sports, the name of Parupalli Kashyap is associated?

Badminton

2. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in ___

Russia

3. Jahangir Khan is famous in which sport?

Squash

4. What is the maximum permitted length of cricket bat?

38”

5. The maximum number of goals scored by India in the history of international hockey tournaments were in 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles when it beat USA by ___

24--1

6. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?

Kerala

7. Which is the major area where Garba” dance form is common?

Gujarat

8. Which of the following places is well-known for the embroidery form of “Chikankari”?

Lucknow

9. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)?

Amir Khusro

10. In which State the folk painting Madhubani is popular?

Bihar

11. Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was a maestro of which of the following dance forms?

Odissi

12. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in ___

Pali texts

13. Where was “tancho brocade” developed?

Varanasi

14. With which state is the folk dance ‘Garba’ associated?

Gujarat

15. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?

Vamsathapakasini

16. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of ___

Andhra Pradesh

17. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was ___

Meerabai

18. With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated?

Direction of films

19. Tabal Chongli’ is a form of fold dance associated with the State of ___

Assam

20. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Rajasthan?

Suisini

21. Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh?

Thora

22. How many strings are on a Sarod?

19

23. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are ___

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

24. Which actor played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley

25. Which of the following folk dances is associated with Jammu and Kashmir?

Rauf

26. In which one of the following States, Sabari mala temple is located?

Kerala

27. Amjad Ali Khan is a maestro with which instrument?

Sarod

28. Ibrahim Alkazi is well-known personality from the field of ___

Theatre

29. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following ___

Tripitakas

30. Of which of the following States is Nautanki, a folk dance?

Uttar Pradesh

Know Your World - 21

1. In which sports is the participant called pugilist?

Boxing

2. Thomas Cup is associated with ___

Badminton

3. Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court?

Wimbledon

4. When were the Commonwealth Games organized for the first time?

1930

5. Of which country is bull-fighting the national game?

Spain

6. Who was the First Test Centurion in Indian cricket?

Lala Amarnath

7. At which Asian did India reach the best medals standing?

1982 at New Delhi

8. What is the distance between the popping crease and the stumps on a cricket pitch?

4 feet

9. When did India win a gold medal in football in an international tournament last?

1962 Jakarta Asian

10. The distance of marathon race is ___

26 miles 385 yard

11. With which one of the following sports is Fernando Alonso associated?

Ferrari

12. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with ___

Cricket

13. Indira Gandhi Cup is associated with ___

Boxing

14. With which one of the following games is ‘Tiger Woods associated?

Golf

15. Which of the following terms is used in Cricket?

LBW

16. In which game the term ‘Putting’ is used?

Golf

17. When his father died, this Olympian placed his gold Medal in his father’s coffin and said, “I want you to have this because it was your favorite event”. Seeing his mother’s surprise, he added, “Don’t worry. I will get another one”. He did! Who was this incredible athlete?

Carl Lewis

18. The first commonwealth games were held in the year 1930 at ___

Hamilton (Canada)

19. The number of players side in each side in Water Polo is ___

7

20. The term ‘Pitcher’ is associated with ___

Baseball

21. Narain Karthikeyan is the sports man in the ___

Formula one car racing

22. When were the first recorded Olympics held?

776 BC

23. Ryder Cup is related with which sports?

Golf

24. Eden Garden (Kolkata) is associated with ___

Cricket

25. With which sport do you associate the name of Geet Sethi?

Billiards

26. Free throw’ is associated with ___

Basket Ball

27. Which cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a test match innings?

Brian Lara

28. Who won the first silver medal for an individual event at the Olympics for India?

Major R.S. Rathore

29. Which sports person is nick named Dennis the Menace?

Pete Samprass

30. Serena Williams is one of the top ranked sportswomen of ___

Tennis

Know Your World - 20

1. "India for the Indians" was the political message of ___

A.O. Hume

2. "Manisha Panchakam" was composed by ___

Swami Tejomayananda

3. "Mansabdars" in Mughal period were ___

Landlords and zamindars

4. ______ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State.

Jawaharlal Nehru

5. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.

Jama Masjid

6. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond

Shah Jahan

7. ___was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.

Yasodhara

8. ‘Confessions of Thug' was written by ___

Moreland

9. “The Indica" was written by ___

Panini

10. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is ___

Devendra Nath Tagore

11. A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was ___

Cheras

12. 'A day of deliverance and thanks giving' was celebrated in 1939 by ___

Communist Party

13. A dominant majority of the images at Ajanta are those of ___

Lord Shiva

14. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of ___

1909

15. Who has instituted the “Moortidevi Sahitya Puraskar”?

Bharatiya Jnanapeeth Trust

16. Sri Arvind Kejriwal had been selected for the Ramon

"Right to Information" movement and empowering

17. Magsaysay Award for his important contribution in the ___

citizens to

18. Biologist of Indian origin who received the Nobel Prize was ___

Hargovind Khorana

19. Which of the following awards is not associated with the field of sports?

Norman Borlaug Award

20. The Government of which State has instituted the

Madhya Pradesh

21. Tansen Samman’?

22. In which of the following fields Nobel prize is not given?

Mathematics

23. Nobel Prize winning India, Amartya Sen, is known for his work in which area?

Economics

24. What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna?

Rs 7.5 lakhs

25. In which city is the presentation ceremony of Nobel

Oslo

26. Peace Prize held?

27. Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in

Madame Curie

28. Science in two disciplines?

29. After who is the Magsaysay Award named?

A former President of Philippines

30. Grammy Award is given in the field of ___

Music

31. Who among the following former Chiefs of Army staff has been awarded the mahavir chakra twice?

General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

32. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of ___

Painting

33. Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?

Morarji Desai

34. The term “Butterfly stroke" is referred to in which sport?

Swimming

Know Your World - 19

1. Who among the following is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States?

President of India

2. The Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college comprising the members of ___

both Houses of Parliament

3. Can there be a common High Court for two or more states?

Yes

4. Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India?

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

5. Who among the following has been empowered by the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on questions of law or fact of public importance?

President of India

6. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?

Presidential government

7. Which one of the following can be abolished by an Act of Parliament but not dissolved?

Legislative Councils

8. The President may nominate to the Lok Sabha ____ members of the Anglo-Indian community If he is of the opinion that the community is not adequately represented In the House.

Two

9. Hindi was declared the Official Language of India under Article ____.

343

10. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Jawaharlal Nehru

11. The President issues ordinances on the advice of the ___

Union Council of Ministers

12. When Mrs. Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1965 she was a member of ___

Rajya Sabha

13. The Legislative Council has a tenure of ___

A permanent nature

14. The Attorney General for India holds office during the pleasure of the ___

President of India

15. The first woman Governor of a State was ___

Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

16. The President can remove an individual Minister from the Council of Ministers only on the advice of the ___

Prime Minister

17. The President can remove the Chief Election Commissioner from office on the advice of ___

Parliament

18. When the Prime Minister tenders his resignation the ___ remains automatically dissolved

Union Cabinet

19. How can a Judge of the Supreme Court be removed?

A Judge of the Supreme Court can be removed by the President only upon a joint address by both Houses of Parliament

20. Article ____ of the Constitution deals with the procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution

368

21. The maximum number of Judges (excluding the Chief Justice) that can be appointed in the Supreme Court of India is ___

25

22. The absolute minimum number of times that Union Parliament must meet every year is ___

2

23. Parliament can legislate on matters in the State List by the ___ passing a two-thirds majority resolution

Rajya Sabha

24. Why India is called a federal state?

India is a federal state because of the sharing of power between the Centre and the States

25. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was ___

Sukumar Sen

26. Finance Commission is appointed by the President of India after every ___

5 years

27. The first proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 was made by the President on ___

October 26, 1962

28. The residuary powers (i.e. the powers not listed) under the Constitution vest with the ___

Union Parliament

29. Do the State Legislatures have any authority to propose amendments to the Constitution?

No

30. Who among the following is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States?

President of India

Know Your World - 18

1. The post of Registrar of a State High Court can be ruled up only by the ___

Chief Justice of the High Court

2. According to the Constitution, there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise ___

the President

3. Which among the following subjects is included in the Concurrent List of the Constitution?

Newspapers

4. The powers of a State Governor are analogous to those of the President with a few exceptions. Which among the following is an exception to this analogy in respect of Governor's powers?

He can declare a state of emergency in the State, if he is satisfied that an abnormal situation has arisen

5. Under the country's judicial system the State High Courts come directly under the ___

Supreme Court of India

6. The emoluments and allowances of a State Governor shall not be ______ during his term of office.

diminished

7. Which among the following functions under the principle of collective responsibility?

Union Council of Ministers

8. If the ___of the Indian Constitution is violated the Supreme Court alone can help.

Preamble

9. Preventive Detention for a period of more than two months can be ordered only on the recommendation of an Advisory Board whose Chairman shall be a judge of the ___

High Court

10. In case of a difference of opinion between a Chief Minister and the Governor regarding the inclusion of a particular person in the Council of Ministers the final say rests with the ___

Chief Minister

11. Writs are issued by ___

Supreme Court and High Courts

12. What is the maximum strength prescribed for the State Legislative Assembly?

500

13. A political party will be treated as recognised in a State only if it has been engaged in Political activity Cora continuous period of ____ years.

five

14. The Constitution has not laid down a comprehensive law relating to citizenship of India. The power to enact such law is left to the ___

Union Parliament

15. The idea of Lokpal is taken from ___

Scandinavian Countries

16. Which Article of the Constitution had the unique distinction of having been adopted by the Constituent Assembly with cries of "Mahatma Gandhi ki Jai"?

17

17. Right to Education became a Fundamental Right on ___

April 1, 2010

18. Of the following ex-Presidents who had served as Indian Ambassador to the erstwhile Soviet Union?

Dr S Radhakrishnan

19. Which Prime Ministers did not face the Union Parliament even once?

Charan Singh

20. A Constitution Amendment BW after being passed by the Rajya Sabha is pending before a Select Committee of the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile the Parliament is dissolved. What happens to the bill?

The bill lapses on the dissolution of Parliament

21. According to the Table of Precedence published by the Union Government the Attorney-General for India occupies the _____ place.

eleventh

22. The strength of the Council of Ministers in the State is determined by ___

the State Chief Minister

23. Which state became the 25th State of India?

Goa

24. Who among the following dignitaries cannot be impeached?

Vice-President

25. Which among the following does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Indian Parliament?

Foreign pilgrimage

26. A person who otherwise qualifies for appointment as a High Court Judge must have been an Advocate of a High Court for not less than ___

10 years

27. A foreigner residing in India does not have the right to vote at the time of elections to the ___

Lok Sabha

28. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States fail under its ___

Original Jurisdiction

29. The salary and perquisites enjoyed by the President of India are determined by the ___

Parliament

30. What is Habeas Corpus?

a writ which facilitates a prisoner to appear in a court for speedy trial or release on bail

Know Your World - 17

1. The mass number of a nucleus is _____

sum of the number of protons and neutron present in the nucleus

2. Nuclear reaction involved in atom bomb is _____

fission

3. In the sun the energy source is _____

hydrogen

4. Which one is ‘Green House’ gas?

carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane

5. Molecular motion in gases is _____

random

6. Substance released by an endoctrine gland is _____

hormone

7. Insulin, a protein hormone in a human body is secreted by _____

pancreas

8. Protein hormone is made of _____

amino acid

9. Baking soda is _____

sodium bicarbonate

10. Ringworm, an infection on the skin is a _____

fungal infection

11. A gland near neck which control growth of human body is _____

thyroid

12. Antibiotic used for treatment of tuberculosis is _____

streptomycin

13. Which type of a disease ‘influenza’ or ‘flu’ is _____

viral

14. Hereditary material in all living organism is _____

Dexyribose Nucleic Acid

15. The study relating to lives in outer space is _____

exobiology

16. Stars seen on naked eyes belong to _____

Milky way

17. Highly concentrate source of energy in a human body is _____

fat

18. Cholesterol is mainly composed of _____

lipids

19. Blood sugar in a human body is mainly _____

glucose

20. Function of protein in a human body _____

build connective tissues, transport oxygen in blood, catalyze biological reaction

21. In a human body oxygen is transported in blood by _____

haemoglobin

22. The molecule in a living being which can replicate itself is _____

DNA

23. Protein found abundantly in eggs is _____

keratin

24. An early stage of cancer in a human body may be checked by ___

radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery

25. Amoeba moves with the aid of _____

pseudopodia

26. The name ‘nature’s ploughman’ is given to _____

earthworm

27. ‘Ear’ is considered absent among _____

fishes

28. Whales found to live in seas and oceans are _____

mammals

29. Major part of the demands of energy in the present world is met by ___

fossil fuel

30. Atmospheric pollutants are found to remain present mainly in ___

troposphere